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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 7:15 pm
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sipes23
 
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Originally Posted by PHLflying
Read any Christopher Elliott column, and yes, book directly

"We booked our honeymoon to blah blah blah, and united at the ticket counter had no reservation. we called orbitz and they said it was united's fault. We went to united and they said it was orbitz's fault".

The only time I book third party is priceline name your own price for hotels, and I call the hotel reservation line afterwards to confirm they have the reservation!
+1

I'd rather pay a few dollars more and deal directly with the airline than risk becoming a Christopher Elliott column.
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